Manager of Hardware-Platform Validation Engineering
Location: US, OR, Portland
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Semiconductors
Function: Management

Company profile:
Human capital is usually the biggest asset and expense for a company. Making the right hire – the first time – is critical to an organization’s ability to succeed in a competitive market. At Talence Group, we take the time to understand our clients and their mission, and match the right talent to this mission.For candidates, we want to make sure that the opportunties we present are a perfect fit for you.  Our goal is to match your core competencies, passion and career focus with great positions that our client companies offer.

Job description:
As the strategic Manager leading the Platform Validation Engineering Group, you will be working closely with the leaderhship team and key customers to create and drive industry wide enabling solutions for validation. In this critical role, you will be responsible for the technical and managerial leadership to deliver tools supporting validation and debug of multiple platforms spanning mobility to server products.What you will do…Build and communicate a strategic vision with a supporting roadmap for the development of software test and debug tools for platforms spanning mobility to sever products.Transform, lead and develop a geographically dispersed team of validation engineers, software developers, strategic planners and customer support engineers.Influence and partner with all parts of the organization including the architecture and design teams, key technologist, customers and other internal and external organizations.Manage the end-to-end solutions for debug including OEM’s, software development, silicon debug and manufacturing test environment.  Develop the software and hardware to enable and/or deliver internal and external solutions; enabling commercial solutions for the market.Ensure successful development of debug tools for platform validation and ensure the quality and suitability of the on-die debug support.Provide the technical leader to deliver tools supporting validation and debug of platforms spanning mobility to servers while increasing the productivity and effectiveness for producers and users of tools.Create an effective method and process that drives a consistent definition of debug silicon support architecture spanning all silicon products.  Provide leadership opportunities to exemplary employees in throughout the organization.  

Requirements:
 Knowledge of the entire product life cycle on tool development with knowledge of how these tools perform in both pre and post silicon environments.10 + years experience in leadership and people management positions.Excellent communicator and strategic influencer.Managed an organization of 100 + employees with large budget responsibilities.Creative, outside-the-box thinker and leader who values employees that challenge the status quo.Strong software development and validation experience including use of Agile or equivalent development methodologies.  Experience in the DFX and development of test and debugging tools.Strong technical knowledge in silicon architecture and micro architecture.Experience with SOC tools and design practices.Strong business acumen and knowledge of the product development ecosystem including experience with third party contacts/licensing and business development.Expert level communicator to build Executive sponsorship and support of programs.Demonstrated leadership skills in motivating, recruiting and retaining top talent for the organization.Ability to proliferate and sustain creativity, a sense of urgency and results driven mindsets within the team.Ability to be an influential change agent and drive transformational change initiatives.Proven ability to develop and drive effective strategic long-term roadmaps initiatives.Ability to influence and manage expectations with leadership team and other critical stakeholders.BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Benefits:
Total Compensation: $225 - 250K+